Application programming interfaces (APIs) are powerful.They bridge the gap between disparate systems.Before jumping into the definition, let's first look at one of their most impactful use cases.
NYPD detectives charged a Medford man on Tuesday with leaving the scene of a September hit-and-run crash that killed a woman in Brooklyn. Luis Machado, 33, of Medford, was arrested on Tuesday in the Sept. 27 crash that killed Alexandra Huggins, 32, of Brooklyn, when she was struck while riding her bicycle in Williamsburg, the NYPD said. Huggins was found unconscious and taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull, where she was pronounced dead, police said.
Police release new photos of man wanted for 4 train stabbing in Downtown Brooklyn The NYPD says a 35-year-old man was stabbed on Nov. 9 just after 10:30 p.m. as the train approached the Atlantic Avenue subway station. The 25-year-old was attacked with a sharp object following a fight. He is expected to be OK. Police say the suspect exited the train at the Fulton Street subway station. Anyone with information is asked to call the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
A 38-year-old man was fatally struck by a train on Tuesday that was pulling into a Brooklyn subway station. The victim was on the track bed as a southbound N train was pulling into the Kings Highway station around 5:54 p.m. near Kings Highway and W. Seventh St. in Gravesend. The conductor failed to stop in time and struck the man, cops said.
A 25-year-old woman was attacked in Brooklyn over the weekend when a stranger followed her, punched her in the face, and attempted to remove her clothing, police reported Tuesday morning. The assault occurred around 11:35 p.m. on Nov. 16 near Watkins Street and Livonia Avenue in Brownsville, in the confines of the 73rd Precinct. Police sources said the woman was walking alone when a man began following her.
The New York Post said the suspect is 34-year-old Pei Chung, who reportedly flaunted designer labels like Prada heels, Louis Vuitton handbags and Hermès belts while documenting her restaurant visits for her 13,000 Instagram followers. Police told New York Post that Chung's spree began in late October and included high-end eateries such as Peter Luger Steak House, Francie, Lavender Lake, Meadowsweet and Motorino Pizza.
Like so many, when I was a kid, I remember watching Miracle on 34th Street with my mom each year. It was exciting to tune in every Christmas while waiting for Santa, but not nearly as exciting as when we hopped on the F train, went to Macy's Herald Square, and I got to see Macy's Santaland with my own eyes. In fact, the only thing more exciting may have been years later, when I introduced my own kids to it when they were little.
The so-called "RAT" act, which the Council passed on Thursday, requires all buildings with 31 or more units to use on-street bins to dispose of residential waste. Buildings with 10 to 30 units can choose to use the large bins or set out waste in smaller containers. Earlier this year, the sanitation department wrote that the rollout of the on-street bins may take seven years due to protracted fights over parking.
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani would do well to remember the words of chef and humanitarian Jose Andres: We must build longer tables. Mayor Mamdani should build a long policy tableone that makes room for a diversity of perspectives as it relates to small businesses, and he should ensure that the hospitality industry has a seat to inform his restaurant and nightlife policy.
"They've left me hanging," said 59-year-old Lu Nicaj, whose 30-year tile-construction supply shop Eagle Tile is facing closure over the upcoming second phase of the behemoth Manhattan transit project. "I don't know the future. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but I do not know what's gonna happen," he told The Post. "It's the whole David and Goliath thing," Nicaj said - adding that this time David might not win.
Starting around 6:15 a.m., traffic was backing up onto the Staten Island-bound Goethals due to congestion at the Forest Avenue/Gulf Avenue exit, according to an alert from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The truck inspection area on the Staten Island-bound side of the span was "closed due to heavy truck traffic," according to an alert around 6:45 a.m. from the Port Authority.
New Yorkers can obtain a free OMNY card starting Tuesday as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) gears up to replace the 30-year-old MetroCard system. The first 400 riders at each of the 16 customer service centers across the five boroughs who transfer their MetroCard balances to an OMNY card will receive the card without the usual fee, which ranges from $1 to $5.
A pivotal moment in Long Island and metro New York transportation history; one that led state officials to wrest control of the beleaguered, bankrupt LIRR from its long-absentee owner, the Pennsylvania Railroad, leading to millions of dollars in safety improvements and system upgrades and the creation of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in the 1960s.
The Red Storm recorded a 31-5 record, won an outright Big East regular season title for the first time since 1985, swept through the Big East Tournament to capture that trophy for the first time in 25 years, and entered the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed. The rebirth mobilized New York City and brought college basketball fans back to Madison Square Garden.
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has an ambitious agenda for his city. In addition to promising big changes to its transportation system, Mamdani vowed to make housing more affordable. The focus on housing affordability is understandable, given that the average rent of a one-bedroom apartment in the Big Apple is more than $4,000 a month. For many in the city, housing costs consume nearly a half of their income, leaving little room for savings or any security.
Over the past 15 days, Governor Kathy Hochul has: fought the orders of a state judge who said she must enforce the state's climate laws; announced she was going to delay the implementation of the state's move to all-electric buildings; approved a climate-killing pipeline that will run through New York Harbor from the South Shore of Staten Island to the Rockaways, five years after it was originally denied; and allowed a cryptocurrency outfit to keep running a dirty fossil fuel plant to mine digital currencies.